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TV review:
Richard Hammond’s Journey To The Centre Of The Planet, a muddle-headed mess, not only got nowhere near the centre of the planet but contrived to make an impending earthquake Armageddon sound as if it might be fun.

Richard Hammond’s Journey To The Centre Of The Planet: Muddle-headed mess (Pic: BBC)

There are some creatures who, once theyâve found their natural habitat, should not be encouraged to stray too far from it.

Thus it is with Richard Hammond who, on the muddle-headed mess that wasRichard Hammondâs Journey To The Centre Of The Planet (BBC1)not only got nowhere near the centre of the planet but also contrived to make an impending earthquake Armageddon sound as if it might be fun.

Hammondâs bright-eyed Fancy That! style of delivery works perfectly well for bouncing off big balls but here he was in way over his head, searching desperately for a route-map through a disconnected set of factoids.

Iâve learned more about seismic fault lines from an episode of Total Wipeout.